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Wickliffe Lower School

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Wickliffe Lower School ranks 968 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Wickliffe Lower School is an elementary school located in Wickliffe, Ohio, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 680 students. The school is part of the Wickliffe City School District, which is ranked 512 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wickliffe Lower School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 543 out of 1,684 Ohio elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 968 out of 1,558 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars over the same period. While the school's ranking for African American students has improved, the rankings for White students and students with disabilities have declined. Additionally, the school's ranking for low socioeconomic status students has decreased. Wickliffe Lower School has also experienced a high rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.1% to 31.3% over the past few years.

Wickliffe Lower School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Longfellow Elementary School in the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District and the Euclid City School District's elementary schools. For example, Longfellow Elementary School had higher proficiency rates in math and English Language Arts (ELA) across multiple grade levels compared to Wickliffe Lower School. The Euclid City School District's elementary schools, while also struggling, had higher proficiency rates in some areas compared to Wickliffe Lower School.

642

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,211

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2255 Rockefeller Rd
Wickliffe, OH 44092-2416

(440) 810-8001

District: Wickliffe City

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

African American:

18.5%

Two or more races:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Ohio avg61%

968^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

512^th of 828Wickliffe City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	968 of 1558	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1012 of 1577	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	835 of 1596	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	700 of 1588	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	721 of 1610	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	703 of 1676	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	653 of 1636	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.2	591 of 1651	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	960 of 1678	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	71.2	543 of 1684	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	723 of 1687	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	625 of 1701	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.2	408 of 1709	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	276 of 1686	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.9	564 of 1662	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	474 of 1610	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	60.7	780 of 1582	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.9	810 of 1609	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.0	513 of 1504	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.7	334 of 1501	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	240 of 1471	83.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	342 of 615	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	240 of 603	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	70 of 610	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	125 of 601	79.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	43.5	389 of 765	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	528 of 956	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	702 of 1021	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	949 of 1452	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1001 of 1466	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	837 of 1483	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	676 of 1488	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	560 of 1467	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	542 of 1502	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	553 of 1518	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1008 of 1473	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1002 of 1484	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	520 of 1447	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.0	242 of 1419	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	321 of 1404	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	688 of 1465	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	556 of 1465	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	895 of 1466	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	962 of 1485	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	726 of 1498	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	655 of 1518	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	766 of 1499	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	719 of 1535	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	734 of 1536	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	127 of 218	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	707 of 935	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	769 of 900	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	889 of 1175	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	960 of 1190	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	853 of 1215	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	689 of 1242	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	689 of 1249	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	397 of 1271	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	487 of 1309	62.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2021)49th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science62%~ state avg

Mathematics54%-7 vs state

English Language Arts53%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Wickliffe Lower School	Public	PK, KG-6	2255 Rockefeller Rd	Wickliffe	44092	Lake County	Wickliffe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 810-8001	642	27	23.7	49.8%	401 (62.5%)	119 (18.5%)	30 (4.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.2%)	45	968^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.9%		42.2	1012^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.8%	44	61.8		68.8	57.8	55.4	32.2			56.1	53.3	58.7	44.3			$14,211
Euclid Schools Early Learning Village	Public	PK, KG-3	27000 Elinore Ave	Euclid	44132	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-4360	467	31	15.0		26 (5.6%)	384 (82.2%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)								(n/a)			25.9						18.5						$14,768
Edison Elementary School	Public	K-5	5288 Karen Isle Dr	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 942-2099	543	37	14.6	46.0%	284 (52.3%)	160 (29.5%)	16 (2.9%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.8%)	51.1	879^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.6%		63.6	683^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	56.7%	196	63.4		46.5	68.7	43.7				65.9	70.1	63.4				$12,355
Bluestone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1455 E 260th St	Euclid	44132	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-6300	274	18	15.2		4 (1.5%)	246 (89.8%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	15.8	1313^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.4	1366^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.4%	53	23.5		34.2	43.9	35.3				39.5	34.1	41.2				$16,014
Royalview Elementary School	Public	K-5	31500 Royalview Dr	Willowick	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 944-3130	689	47	14.6	52.4%	473 (68.7%)	108 (15.7%)	43 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	47.1	936^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.9%		50.9	909^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.4%	27	56.8		61.7	50.8	51.6				66.1	49.2	69.5				$13,692
Shoreview Elementary School	Public	K-5	490 E 260th St	Euclid	44132	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-6500	430	26	16.5		21 (4.9%)	347 (80.7%)	31 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	9.7	1416^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.2	1421^st of 1577 public elementary schools	9.9%	5	23.7		30.3	29.9	13.2				31.6	40.3	31.6				$14,721
Pinnacle Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	860 E 222nd St	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Pinnacle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 731-0127	761	34	22.3		6 (0.8%)	640 (84.1%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (12.2%)	25.8	1170^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.9%		30.4	1127^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.5%	43	44.4	56.0	46.3	46.9	33.3	15.2	31.6	62.7	42.7	45.7	57.1	39.2	48.7	53.3	$12,954
Euclid Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	23001 Euclid Ave	Euclid	44117	Cuyahoga County	Euclid Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 750-2070	383	19	20.1		1 (0.3%)	356 (93.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	8	1443^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	7.4%		4.4	1525^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.3%	82	28.6	13.6	31.4	15.2	3.6	4.4	3.6	4.5	39.2	30.4	31.0	15.6	14.3	22.7	$10,021
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	35200 Stevens Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 975-3720	432	31	13.9	60.9%	296 (68.5%)	62 (14.4%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	54.9	819^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.4%		48	948^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.9%	129	55.6		76.8	74.7	47.8				63.8	51.3	70.0				$11,332
Richmond Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0099	378	24	15.8	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	322 (85.2%)	13 (3.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	22.2	1227^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.2%		16.5	1304^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.3%	77	33.3		35.4	37.0	44.9	12.9			47.9	39.1	55.1	35.5			$16,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Wickliffe Lower School

What is the racial makeup of Wickliffe Lower School?

Students at Wickliffe Lower School are 62% White, 19% African American, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Wickliffe Lower School in?

Wickliffe City

How many students attend Wickliffe Lower School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Wickliffe Lower School.

Is Wickliffe Lower School a good school?

Wickliffe Lower School ranks 968^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wickliffe Lower School attend?

Students who attend Wickliffe Lower School usually go on to attend:

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